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Pat Shurmur, head coach
Opening remarks: I think I hit last night, we did not play enough to win in any region and we were beaten by a good football team. I will always be aware that it is important for us, the players and coaches, to do our job and do it better. When you look at the game, a lot of things happened: the score was spread early, we had a fast turnover, they scored a touchdown, we hit and scored one goal instead of seven, which we did . We must do a better job of. When you look, they had four explosive pieces, we had seven, but they were very good on the third and very good in the red zone. This kind of translates into points for them and not for us. You can discuss many topics on the game, but I will simply try to answer your questions.
Q: As we approach this long weekend, is a quarter shift on the table?
A: No, we believe in Eli.
Q: How about a number two quarterback? Would you consider moving Kyle (Lauletta) over Alex (Tanney)?
A: The guys behind, Kyle and Alex, work and improve. They work every day to prepare to play. There is no reason to discuss this now.
Q: You said you were not worried about Eli at all yesterday. Do you think the same thing for all players in this locker room?
A: I do.
Q: What makes you feel that way?
A: Because I know enough of these players now to know that they will continue to fight and try to improve. We are certainly not where we want to record records, I admit, but I know it well – this group of players will stay in the game, continue to work, continue to fight to win a game and the next. is against Atlanta Monday night.
Q: Of course, many expectations are coming here and you are new. How challenging is it to keep the locker room together?
A: We lost games. I think what is important is that we continue to try to improve, to continue to work and to continue to do everything in our power to win the next match. I do not know anything about expectations. I know that there are reasons why there are new coaches. I am one of the new league coaches of last year and you have to do everything in your power to make sure your locker room is tidy, that everyone is playing the right way and that He is a coach. the right way, and do it so that you can win games.
Q: Am I right to say that your team is beyond today, four days out of five? Are they off the whole weekend?
R: We will give them the weekend. We'll be back to work early next week, then they'll have the traditional day off, and then we'll be back to work.
Q: Do you tell them after today, clean your mind of this? Or do you want them to know what's going on here?
A: When you get to this point and each team has a Thursday night, the Thursday night schedules are pretty traditional, the players will have the weekend off. It's like that everywhere I went. So I think what's important is that you try to think about where you are and where you want to go. Right now, we do not want to record in a record, so I encourage them to think about it and then try to find ways to improve themselves.
Q: How about the idea that in the first place, then long, then continuing through the series, especially in third position, you do not even throw near the stick? There was a particular room at Odell where he should have avoided the game. I do not know how many eagles would rally him to get closer to a first try.
A: We had some situations where he was third and very long, so it's sometimes very difficult to pitch the stick, and the way the Eagles and some teams play defense is that they played the stick. little screen and try to run for her. It's this third situation. In others where he is third and manageable, you certainly have the option of throwing it between the sticks, which we have done.
Q: It's almost like a week off. Are you approaching this as a week of self-analysis – "what are we doing right, what is wrong?"
A: In the sense of what I have already said, we will think about where we are, where we want to go and where we need to improve. I would not consider it a week off. It's a long weekend. And again, it's not free time, it's time wasted.
Q: Saquon Barkley totaled more than 225 yards in offense. This does not appear to be opening up for the rest of the offense. Why is that?
A: I do not agree with this story. He had production and he got the ball in the end zone and he is part of the offensive. I think we come and go with this – why did not he touch the ball, he touched the ball, he really touched the ball, he did not touch the ball enough.
Q: My question is: why does it not create other opportunities for other actors in the system, given its production?
A: The way the game was played yesterday made sense in some situations and he did a good job with the ball in his hands. Then there were areas where we tried to pass the ball when we had not been so successful for some reason. It always starts with the protection and then, of course, the recipients and the smuggler act correctly. I do not think that's all. We had the ball in the red zone a few times, we did not score. I think that would have made a difference, and then, if we do not get the ball back sooner and we do not get seven points, it will make a difference. There are details, there are things we need to do better. When you sit down and watch the movie critically, that's what you remember and learn.
Q: Have you seen the video with Odell and the cooling fan?
A: I did not see that. I've obviously heard about it. I think he explained what he was doing, right?
Q: Yes. You said you did not want him to do that kind of thing.
A: He said that he was trying to get away. In my mind, I would not try to give myself a headache to set myself on fire.
Q: Do you need to tell him something about this?
A: It is important that all players, in all situations, keep their cool.
Q: You know that this is perceived as a symbol of the frustration of the team and that it sends some kind of message, you do not see it at all this way?
A: We all know that everyone is watching, so it's very important to say what we say, what we do, how we behave, and when something like that happens, everybody asks what's going on pass and he says that he's trying to send himself up. That's what it was. Is that what I would have done? Absolutely not. Is this what I want my players to do? No, that's it.
Q: Have injury updates come out of the game?
A: Cody Latimer is injured at the hamstring. You saw him in the room where he was the gunner, he could not stop. So we will have to see where it goes. Other than that, we just have normal game wear.
Q: How about the idea that made and will gain steam because of your situation this season and the age of your quarterback, that in second place overall it was now a mistake to to take the run when you could have taken a quarterback?
A: The idea that Saquon Barkley was a mistake? I do not see the logic in that. And I just told you that I believe in Eli.
Q: At the end of the half-time, when you left Odell, did you know he needed an IV or was it something you found out later?
A: At the time, I did not know he was gone, no.
Q: You would have wanted him on the ground, I guess?
Yes indeed
Q: Should he have stayed on the field for this game?
A: He had to have an intravenous, so that's what I know about it. He was obviously not available, so I put another guy.
Q: It seems that Aldrick (Rosas) was not able to give a good boost to this placement. Was it his quad?
A: Yeah, it did not work. Bummer. I do not know. When we talked to him, he was healthy enough to kick us, it looks like he just misunderstood. It was on the right track, it was just a bit short.
Q: What did you think his max was?
A: We thought he could do it from there. That's why we tried it.
Q: Not in the locker room but in the field, is Nate Solder what you thought it would be?
A: absolutely. In the locker room, very competitive player, very remarkable. Yes.
Q: You said you were the new coach (Dave Gettleman) who came in and restored the culture here by bringing in a lot of new players. For the guys who are still here, the questions they asked, is it a postponement from last year or the year before? Do you have to talk to the guys who are waiting, more than maybe you would have to talk to the entire team?
A: We are trying to get away from 3-13, so the young players who were not there – the Saquon Barkley and the Will Hernandez, and the guys who are getting a lot of experience, the beginners have to understand that they were not part of it. But they are going to help the guys who were here a year ago, we want to try to help forget about that and keep moving forward, and the record does not talk about it yet. I understand that. But you keep playing and keep working.
Q: This is the biggest responsibility you have assumed since the very beginning. You are not here, but you have inherited this baggage.
A: I think the word "expectations" was thrown earlier, and your question last week was panic about urgency – it's always urgent to get away from the bad season. It's urgent. I think you always talk about doing what you can when you win the next match, and that's how it all starts.
Q: Given the obvious age of your quarterback, do you feel that you have to at some point move Kyle Lauletta beyond the clichés of the third string and do you feel like this season was going on not as you hoped? to him in a game at one point?
A: What's missing, I guess, because he's not active on match day, it looks like he's third, but during the week he gets as many reps as Alex, we're developing him so behind the scenes as we would any rookie. In addition to putting him in the game, he gets all the work that he can get.
Q: Do you feel the need to put him in a match at any given time if the opportunity arises in the season?
A: We are not talking about a shift change.
Q: You said you believe in Eli. It is very clear that Dave (Gettleman) and John Mara believe in Eli.
A: Of course – and we believe in all players, it's important to mention it too.
Q: His teammates, do you feel that they all believe in Eli? According to some reports, some of them have begun to lose confidence.
A: I do not know where it comes from and no one has ever told me that. People who write reports usually have a lot of resources, so I do not know where they come from.
Q: When we look at the season, many of us looked at what you did with the Viking offensive in the last year – does that confuse you after you've done everything to fix the line? 'Offensive, with game makers around Eli Manning, that you simply do not score points at a representative level compared to other NFL teams?
A: We did not score enough points, that's right. In fact, there were games last year where we did not score a lot of points in Minnesota. I think the important thing is to keep trying to do that. We moved the ball to the desired position to score points last night and did not do it. We were stopped in the fourth run, scored two goals in the field and we need to improve. We moved him there and we did not put him in the end zone. The Eagles did it. The Eagles won, we lost. For now, the challenge is to complete this job properly. There are two things: you are trying to get out of the season a year ago and everybody is trying to predict that you are going to do exactly what you have done, and these are different situations. But again, everything is urgent and we try to make everything as good as possible. Our composition is different from Minnesota: different types of players, different skills, so we try to make sure they do what they do more.
Q: With a win on October 12*th*, do you still have hope for this season?
A: absolutely. That's why you do that. We are just continuing. Everyone around us does the math. We do not do the math, we just keep playing.
Q: Has this rebuilding season been longer than perhaps you or others would have anticipated?
A: When you enter a new situation, you do not know what to expect because each situation is different. I do not know what are my expectations. I expect that we win every week and I think we have a team that can go out and win every week if we play properly. That's what I expect.
Q: Do you know why they are not playing properly?
A: We play very hard, we do not perform throughout the game at the required level, up to our standards.
QB Eli Manning
Q: Why are you hit so much?
A: They have a good defensive line. We knew it. We took positions, especially when you crash in the second half, they go away. They do not play the race, and they can do it. We had to do a better job by staying in the games and mixing in the race and the passes. We will be fine.
Q: Do you want and can you get out of this situation for a few days?
A: I think you have to. When you play two games in four days, especially when you lose a broken heart in Carolina on a last goal, then you do not play well against Philly at home. I think you just have to try to get away for a few days and get energized and ready to do whatever you can. Ten games, we have ten left. Everyone worked so hard throughout the off season, all spring, all the training camp and all this season, and we have not been rewarded with the victories, but we have to watch it as there were still ten games to give everything and make everything possible. to do something happen.
Q: Where is your level of trust right now?
A: Trust is always the same. I know I can play better. I did not play well last night. I have to make better decisions and start doing my job again, without trying anything or forcing things. Simply find the finishes, move the ball and try to score more points.
Q: With all the changes you've all made since last year, how surprising is it to be sitting here with the same track record at this stage of last year?
A: We never expect it. You expect to go to win games. We do not play as well as we need. We will work to solve this problem.
Q: When you say you need to make smarter decisions, where do you start?
A: Just do your job and know your progress, know your readings and stick to it. Do not try to do more, do not try to do more, do not try to play when they are not there. While browsing through your readings, knowing exactly what you need to do, playing fast and making good decisions.
Q: Do you think you've done that a lot?
A: No, I think I was very good. Last night, I made some bad decisions, but I do not think I've done much – and it does not force things, it's only for some reading and other things. In every match, there will always be some where you have misinterpreted something, or a blanket, or you've been caught. These things can happen a bit, but it's just a matter of cleaning up. It's not just me. It's a bit of a message to the whole offense. We have too many good players. We had good games, we had big games in progress, be they the receivers, the individual efforts, the halves, Saquon (Barkley) makes very good games. Some of them may have five shots on goal, but it's missing a guy and getting a first goal, then suddenly, you play a big piece next. It's just a matter of avoiding the bad parts, or the ones where you're trying to do too much, or doing someone else's work, or adding here something that affects us or that we roll back. We have to keep pace and pace, and we can be more consistent, move the ball and score more points.
Q: On long runs, is there any idea to throw the ball beyond the stick rather than finishing it short and hoping for a big win?
A: It's a screen, it's like calling a screen on the back. It's a receiver screen where we launch it, we get the linemen out, we get out our receivers trying to block. You block him well, you can eventually do 15 yards. We found ourselves two meters away probably on her. It is what it is.
Q: In Carolina, as a team, you had the impression of bouncing back. Do you feel as if last night had snowballed?
A: I think that, offensively, I did not think we had as many negative parts as in Carolina. In the racing game, I found more positive leads. We had some penalties, some bags. Of course, this may make you want to go back, but the game could have been different if we had scored touchdowns instead of just scoring goals on both goals in the first half. We had the business figure right off the bat. Next time we get a first run and suddenly Saquon breaks a big race. We are close. We just have to better handle situations in the red zone and get hit. This makes the game tighter, closer in these situations.
Q: The score is very high in the league, especially the touchdown passes. You have six to six games. How can you make sense of this in the big picture?
A: I do not know, you tell me.
Q: In general, you do not rate things as the best, it's the worst, whatever, but it's as difficult as you had after last year, after this year with a whole new diet here that you have to accept that break and you are 1-5?
A: It's hard, it's very hard to be in this situation, but I think it's different from last year, because the year last, we lost and we lost a lot of players, and it was hard to see the bright side there. year where you see a good side. You see that it can get better. We have good players, we have good characters who will work. I think we have a great opportunity to improve and win many football games. That's what we believe. So I think it's the state of mind he's taking.
Q: You obviously trust yourself. Does that make you think that you are obviously 1-5 and that there are people who call for your head?
A: It bothers me that we are 1-5. What people say has never happened never bothered me, but you work extremely hard to get into a great year and you are excited about things and being in that situation, yeah, that you bothers and it's hard, but the only thing you can do is continue working and continue grinding. Try to bring this team together. As you said, this is a new regime, a lot of new players, and it's just a matter of everybody making those improvements. Everyone does their job a little better, knowing exactly what their tasks are, knowing exactly what you need to do, working on it and perfecting it.
Q: Does it sound a bit more like a rebuild than you thought maybe at the beginning of the season?
A: As a player, I do not think you use this term. It's not something I do not think athletes use when they talk about your team, so no, I think that's just about everyone who meets, everyone is learning the ins and outs and unfortunately it might take a little while to get it and hope that can somehow do enough games or win tight games in the meantime, until suddenly you put yourself aside. We just did not have the chance to win some of those tight games early before everything went the way we wanted.
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